ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Biella Manifatture Tessili S.r.l. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marzotto Wool Manufacturing S.r.l.
and its parent company Marzotto S.p.A., a world leader in quality and service in the production
and distribution of woolen apparel fabrics.
Biella Manifatture Tessili S.r.l. operates at its two factories in Mongrando (BI) and Strona (BI)designing and manufacturing woolen and other natural fiber apparel fabrics under the brands"Guabello," "Marlane", "Fratelli Tallia di Delfino” and “Opera Piemontese "At the Mongrando (BI) Biella Manifatture Tessili S.r.l. factory, it designs and manufactures woolen
and other natural fiber apparel fabrics through warping, weaving preparation, weaving andennobling operations.
At the factory in Strona (BI) Biella Manifatture Tessili S.r.l. designs and manufactures woolen andother natural fiber apparel fabrics through warping, weaving preparation and weaving operations.
Biella Manifatture Tessili S.r.l., in accordance with the principles defined in the Group
Environmental Policy, at its plants in Mongrando (BI) and Strona (BI) has adopted an Integrated
Management System (IMS) that complies with the requirements of the international standards ISO
14001 and ISO 45001 in order to ensure the protection of the environment, the prevention of all
forms of pollution, and the continuous fulfillment of its compliance obligations in environmental
and safety matters for continuous improvement of its performance.
Biella Manifatture Tessili Srl in pursuit of these goals, has joined the Zero Discharge of Hazardous
Chemical Program (ZDHC), becoming a contributing member and embracing the ZDHCFoundation's mission of reducing, to the point of elimination, the discharge of hazardouschemicals into wastewater.
To this end, Biella Manifatture Tessili S . r.l., is committed to ensuring adequate resources
To the implementation, through the SGI, of the following commitments:▪

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Ensure the protection of the environment in the conduct of its activities according to theprinciples of responsibility, precaution, prevention, protection and continuousimprovement, in compliance with all mandatory and/or voluntary compliance obligations
undertaken in the environmental field;
consider internal and external contextual factors, stakeholder needs and expectations,significant environmental aspects and compliance obligations in identifying risks andopportunities and in the subsequent planning, implementation and periodic review of its
IMS;

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Set improvement goals and actions aimed at reasonable and continuous improvement of
the IMS and its environmental performance, using, where technically and economicallyfeasible, the best available technologies;

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Progressively control and reduce water and energy consumption, greenhouse gas
emissions and waste generation, prioritizing their recovery, promoting the use of ecofriendly products;
to involve, through awareness, information and training initiatives, its employees andcollaborators on environmental issues and how to minimize the environmental impact
ofits activities;
Contribute to the dissemination of environmental prevention issues throughout thesupply chain;
To have a transparent and proactive dialogue with local governments regarding activities
and initiatives that can promote the containment of the organization's environmentalimpact;
Adopt Responsible Business Conduct for the integral management of productcertifications obtained;

This Environmental Policy document, together with the Group Environmental Policy, is theframework for establishing and reviewing the environmental and safety improvement
objectives of the Mongrando (BI) and Strona (BI) plants and is communicated to its staff andmade available to interested parties.
Mongrando, 12/09/2023

The Administrator

Mr. Stefano Gremmo